Andrew Neely is the Director for International Student Recruitment & Exchange (Europe & the Americas) at UNSW Canberra. He is also a Professor in the School of Engineering and Information Technology at UNSW Canberra where he was the Deputy Head of School (Research) from 2014-2017.

Ph.D. scholarships ($35,000 per year) are available for high-achieving students (with H1/High Distinction in UG and/or Masters by Research) in engineering, mathematics or relevant sciences under my supervision. If you are interested contact me at a.neely@adfa.edu.au

Professor Neely leads a research group investigating the fluid-thermal-structural behaviour of high-speed vehicles and propulsion systems. He collaborates on the DST/USAF HIFiRE and ESA’s HEXAFLY-INT hypersonic flight-test programs having previously worked on the HyCAUSE and SCRAMSPACE projects. He also collaborates on investigations of the biomechanical behaviour of nerve tissue.

Palfrey-Sneddon H; Neely AJ; Smith EO, 2017, 'The influence of descent and taxi profiles on the thermal state of a jet engine at shutdown', in The influence of descent and taxi profiles on the thermal state of a jet engine at shutdown, XXIII International Symposium on Air Breathing Engines (ISABE 2017), Manchester, UK, presented at XXIII International Symposium on Air Breathing Engines (ISABE 2017), Manchester, UK, 03 - 08 September 2017

Van Pelt H; Neely A; Young J, 2015, 'Analytical Models for Side Force Prediction of Fluidic Thrust Vectoring on High-Speed Vehicles', in Analytical Models for Side Force Prediction of Fluidic Thrust Vectoring on High-Speed Vehicles, The International Conference on Airbreathing Engines, Phoenix, presented at The International Conference on Airbreathing Engines, Phoenix, 25 - 30 October 2015

Smith EO; Neely AJ, 2014, 'The use of porosity to simulate the presence of aerofoils on a gas turbine shaft under natural cooling', in Proceedings of the 19th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2014, presented at

Neely AJ; Young J, 2007, 'Upstream influence of a porous screen on the flow field of a free jet', in Proceedings of the 16th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, 16AFMC, pp. 174 - 179, presented at

This research aims to fill a significant gap in the current modelling of critical fluid-structural interactions in high-speed flows.

This research aims to fill a significant gap in the current modelling of critical fluid-structural interactions in high-speed flows by performing novel experiments to generate data that does not currently exist. This data is being used to assess and improve advanced numerical simulation tools. The effective development of high-speed vehicles and turbomachinery requires the accurate prediction of the behaviour and lifetime of structural components subject to these fluid-structural interactions in which the deformation of the structure, induced by the local flow field, can in turn influence this flow field. This coupling can result in damage or even catastrophic structural failure and thus robust design tools must be developed to avoid this. We are investigating both fluid-structural and fluid-thermal-structural interactions using a unique combination of novel experimental design, experimental facilities, diagnostics and simulations.

UNSW Canberra is investigating the role mechanical compression of the optic chiasm plays in visual afflictions (Wang et al. 2014a). The nerves carrying optical information from both eyes all pass through this small soft-tissue structure inside the skull. This research is being performed in collaboration with Canberra Hospital, the ANU Medical School and Queens University, Belfast. The work uses high-resolution histology of chiasm anatomy to inform multi-scale numerical models of the biomechanics of chiasmal compression (Wang et al. 2014b). These numerical models are being validated using three-dimensional imaging of chiasm compression experiments performed in vitro. Increased fidelity of these models requires more precise knowledge of the three-dimensional axonal routing within the chiasm and the anatomy of the surrounding soft tissue. Current work is using high-resolution imaging of the chiasm to map the axonal pathways for inclusion in the biomechanical models (Jain et al. 2015).